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Tuscan-Style Roasted Chicken.
Servings: 4-6 | Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 1.5 hrs
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Ingredients:
  • 6 lbs Casa Ceccatelli whole free-range chicken
  • 1 head of garlic roughly peeled and cut in half horizontally
  • 4 minced garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup of unsalted, melted butter
  • 3 tbsp Casa Ceccatelli Organic Extra Virgin
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 lemon (halved)
  • ¼ cup Casa Ceccatelli Organic Bianco Toscano IGT
  • 3 fresh sprigs of rosemary
  • Casa Ceccatelli Organic Sale Aromatico 
  • black pepper to taste
  • fresh sage leaves
Preparation:
  • Preheat the oven to 430°F and line a baking tray with foil. You can also grease a roasting pan.

  • Discard the neck from inside the cavity and remove any excess fat and leftover feathers. Pat chicken dry with paper towels.

  • Pour the olive oil, melted butter, wine, and the juice of half a lemon over the chicken, under the skin, and inside the cavity.

  • Season chicken liberally on the outside and inside the cavity with Casa Ceccatelli Organic Sale Aromatico and pepper.

  • Toss over the chopped sage.

  • Rub the minced garlic over the chicken, mixing all the ingredients together over and under the skin.

  • Stuff the garlic head into the chicken cavity along with the rosemary sprigs and the squeezed lemon half. Tie the legs together with butcher twine.

  • Place the meat breast-side up into the baking tray or roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes, basting halfway through cooking time until juices run clear when chicken is pierced.

  • Baste chicken again, then broil for 2-3 minutes until the skin is golden

  • Remove meat from the oven, cover with foil, and let sit for 10 minutes

  • Serve the chicken with drizzled pan juices and the remaining lemon half cut into slices.